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I love models. I love the way their bone structure causes light to fall differently on their face. I love they have to learn to communicate so much through their eyes, to tell the story you are trying to tell. I love how they can take on different looks and moods with just a change of styling. I love how they are aware photographically what to do with their bodies down to their toes. A model, to me, is a human canvas where we paint our stories. These are some photographs we made for MAKE cosmetics, I just love looking at her face.
Art Direction by Ariana Mouyiaris / Makeup by Ayami Nishimura / Hair by Naoki Komiya / Styling by Kat Typaldos
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(CNN) -- It's a good thing you will probably already be off for the Fourth of July.
That's because Netflix has announced that's the day it will release the eagerly awaited new season of its hit, "Stranger Things."
The streaming giant used the New Year's holiday to tweet an image showing the show's cast with fireworks and the words "July 4."
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Netflix also released a video showing footage of the countdown on Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" in 1985 (the year in which the new season is set) before revealing the premiere date.
Netflix has been teasing the new season for months.
Last month, it released a brief trailer featuring the episode titles.
'Stranger Things' season 3 reveals episode titles
In July, the streaming service put out a trailer that featured a faux advertisement for Starcourt Mall, which appears to be the center of serious action.
The sci-fi/horror series set in fictitious Hawkins, Indiana, has been a huge breakout hit for Netflix.
In March, executive producer Shawn Levy gave attendees at the PaleyFest television festival some scoop on what would be going down in season 3.
Romance and 'Dad Steve': What to expect in Season 3 of 'Stranger Things'
According to the The Hollywood Reporter,Levy shared that Eleven, played by Millie Bobby Brown; Mike, played by Finn Wolfhard; Lucas, played by Caleb McLaughlin; and Max, played by Sadie Sink, would be all be enjoying coupledom.
"Mike and Eleven and are going strong, so that's a relationship that continues, and same with Mad Max and Lucas," Levy reportedly said. "But again, they're like 13- or 14-year-old kids, so what does romance mean at that stage of life? It can never be simple and stable relationships and there's fun to that instability."
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Renter's Insurance is required for all residents living on campus and recommended for those who choose to live off-campus.
Renter's Insurance protects your personal property, such as a computer, television, stereo, bicycle or furniture, in the event that it is damaged, destroyed, or stolen.
If you are a resident who is dependent under your parent's insurance, your personal property may not be covered. Ask your parents to check and ensure that your belongings are covered or choose to do some research and find a policy that best covers your belongings. If you are not able to be covered under your parents insurance or through your insurance company, check out other insurance options. Through the housing application students will have the option to purchase renters insurance.
What is Renter's Insurance?
Renters insurance protects your personal property against damage or loss, and insures you in case someone is injured while on your property.
Why Purchase Renter's Insurance?
In you live in a rented apartment (again, this includes on-campus living,) your property manager's insurance does not cover your personal property in the event that it is damaged as a result of a fire, theft or other unexpected circumstance.
College students living in on-campus housing are ideal candidates for needing renters insurance, since many students bring thousands of dollars worth of personal items, such as electronics, a computer, textbooks, clothes, furniture, and a bicycle, with them to College. It is the renter's responsibility to provide coverage for these valuable items.
Basic Options
Most renter's insurance policies provide two basic types of coverage: personal property and liability. Personal property coverage pays to repair or replace personal belongings if they are damaged, destroyed, or stolen. This is the most commonly purchased renters policy.
Liability insurance provides coverage against a claim or lawsuit resulting from bodily injury or property damage to others caused by an accident while on the policy holder's property.
Unusually expensive items, such as fine jewelry or an art collection, may require the renter to purchase additional coverage, called a "rider" or "floater". Your insurance agent can help you determine if additional coverage is necessary.
Estimated Cost
The premiums for renter's insurance average between $15 and $30 per month depending on location and size of the rental unit and the policy holder's possessions. This may vary based on the company you choose.
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Another important factor to look for when shopping for renters insurance is "actual cash value" vs. "replacement cost" coverage.
Actual cash-value coverage will reimburse you, the policy holder, for the cost of the personal property at the time of the claim, minus the deductible. It is important to account for depreciation when considering this coverage option. For example, if a stereo system was damaged in your apartment after the sprinkler system engaged, five years after the stereo was purchased you would be reimbursed for the current value of the system.
Replacement cost coverage, on the other hand, will reimburse the full value of the new stereo system, after you purchase the new system and submit your receipts. While the up-front cost is greater, you are more likely to receive accurate compensation for your processions.
To help you make this decision, check out the reviews of the different policies and insurance companies
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Other Points of Interest Regarding Renter's Insurance
When a claim is reported, the insurance company will ask you for proof of purchase for all items reported on the claim, a comprehensive list of possessions, including purchase prices, model numbers and serial numbers, will suffice. It is also a good idea to take photos of video footage of any personal possessions for documentation. Making sure it is stored in a secure, off-site location.
When determining how much, if any, renters insurance you should purchase, estimate the value of your personal possessions. This is the amount of insurance you will need to replace the contents of your home if everything were destroyed.


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Central Themes of the Workshop
What, where and how are we teaching about Geology and Human Health in:
- introductory level courses for non-majors such as Physical and Environmental Geology,
- "core courses" in the geology major (e.g., mineralogy and petrology, geomorphology/surface processes, geochemistry), and
- new and emerging courses such as Medical Geology or Geology and Human Health, as well as in research experiences for students in geoscience programs.
Why is Geology and Human Health important?
- What are the big questions that must be addressed?
- What are we trying to teach?
- What are the learning goals?
- What are the essential components of geology and human health, skills, content knowledge, infrastructure?
What resources and activities are currently available? What are needed?
Case studies, discussions and poster sessions will explore these themes as they relate to:
- Air-borne, water-borne, and earth material health hazards
- Preparation of students to make informed choices
- Living in complex systems
- Human health and policy
Workshop activities will lay the foundation for an action plan to help move geology and human health into more prevalent inclusion in the geoscience curriculum.
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Introducing Whisper!
The Cherokee believe when a person dies, their soul is reborn. Life is repeated. An endless cycle of lessons to be learned, love to be found, destiny to be fulfilled. For the past six months, in every flower, every bird, I've imagined my parents, relieved of their human forms.
Now, after five months at the Skye View Wellness Center, it was summer, a time for parties and friends, but that's the last thing I want to do. So when my best friend Erin convinces me to attend a bonfire at Eagle Point, I can't handle the crowd full of sympathetic stares or drunk class clowns who would use my tragedy as a way into my heart – or my pants. The solitude of the woods offers an escape, until I stumble upon a boy, unconscious and bleeding, his pockets stuffed not with identification but with poetry illustrating the beauty of dying. I've seen enough death. I will not leave this boy's side.
Even after he wakes, when the only thing he can remember are visions of events that haven't happened yet....
Whisper will be out around mid April and I think it looks fabulous. I love Heather Hildenbrand's books and I'm really excited to read this one! Hope you all decide to check it out!
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Physician assistants (PAs) who have practiced for more than 10 years tend to have switched specialties at least twice, making them more nimble than physicians in easing provider shortages, new data show.
"It is common, very common, for PAs to change their specialty multiple times during their careers," Larry Herman, RPA-C, MPA, president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), told MedPage Today.
Herman, for example, first practiced in emergency medicine before moving to family practice, and is now teaching at the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, N.Y.
Results showing that it is not unusual for PAs to switch specialties come from a survey of AAPA members given last year. More than 16,000 PAs responded to the question, "How many times did you change specialties since completing your PA training program?"
"Results from their answers show that a PA that has been in practice 10 years or more tends to have switched specialties at least two times," an AAPA spokesman said.
Full results from the survey will be released in March.
The results suggest that PAs, who don't need any additional certification to switch specialties, could be a better tool for addressing shortages of specialty providers.
"When an individual [physician] is trained as a dermatologist and that's what they're boarded in, it is impossible for them to go into women's health or family practice," Herman said. "PAs with a generalist training are able to flip back and forth based upon need. We can pivot very, very quickly."
However, getting PAs to practice in fields where more providers may be needed is another problem.
"The first thing any healthcare workforce expert would say is it's tough to force people to go into particular fields," Herman said. "You can encourage them through things like loan repayment, salary, quality-of-life issues."
The AAPA survey also found that 37% of PAs work in medically underserved counties. Nearly a third (32%) practice in primary care.
Since 2006, the PA workforce has grown 34% with more than 95,000 practicing today, the AAPA said.


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New York, November 19, 2010 IFC announced today it will premiere its two highly anticipated new original comedy series, Onion News Network and Portlandia, back-to-back on Friday, January 21 at 10 pm and 10:30 pm, et/pt, respectively. Friday nights continue to be the go-to night for IFC's "slightly off" original comedy series premieres, following in the footsteps of the recently concluded The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret.
Onion News Network (www.ifc.com/ONN) brings The Onion's (www.onionnewsnetwork.com) unparalleled brand of hard-hitting, merciless journalism to television-watching masses. As the nation's number-one source for breaking news, screaming political arguments and vital information on missing teenage Caucasian girls, Onion News Network will showcase the network's top-rated prime time show, a hyperactive graphics and sound effect-laden news explosion called "FactZone with Brooke Alvarez," hosted by the world's most respected news-reader. The character of Brooke Alvarez is played by Suzanne Sena, best known for her work as an entertainment reporter and host on E! and a breaking news anchor on the Fox News Channel. Brooke's co-host, Tucker Hope, is played by Todd Alan Crain, who recently became the fourth person to ever host Jeopardy!.
Portlandia is an original short-based comedy series that lovingly illustrates the people and values of Portland, Ore. Each episode will include interwoven short films starring Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (vocalist/guitarist, Sleater-Kinney), which portray the progressive personalities, aesthetics and values of "Portlandia."
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Able to seamlessly segue from a grisly death to a cute animal story in the blink of a stunningly beautiful eye, Brooke Alvarez anchors "FactZone" with the help of her eager-to-please co-host Tucker Hope, the recipient of several industry awards for skilled manipulation of his high-tech touch-screen monitor, The Recon Wall 4000. Together they tackle important stories like "Kim Jong Il Shuts Down North Korean Nuclear Program In Exchange For Lead Role In Next Batman Film" and "Supreme Court Repeals Annoying Loudmouth's First Amendment Rights."
Through clips on Onion News Network, viewers will get a glimpse of the 24-hour channel's vast programming line-up, which includes:
Today Now! – Co-hosts Jim Haggerty and Tracy Gill try out new recipes and find out what's killing America's children on the Onion News Network's top-rated morning show.
The Cressbeckler Stance with Joad Cressbeckler – Angry political commentator Joad Cressbeckler opines on everything from returning to the gold standard to skinning a raccoon.
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Cross Examination with Shelby Cross – Former prosecutor Shelby Cross reports on the latest legal cases, determining who's guilty without the need for pesky evidence.
Eye On America – The Onion News Network taps one of their 12,408 local affiliates for a glimpse at what's happening with the little people out there in the fly-over states.
Onion News Network is executive produced by Will Graham, Julie Smith and Jim Biederman as well as IFC's Debbie DeMontreux, Christine Lubrano, Jennifer Caserta and Evan Shapiro.
Portlandia's inhabitants include, but are not limited to: the owners of a feminist book store; a militant bike messenger; an artsy couple who attach cut-outs of birds to everything ("put a bird on it!"); an organic farmer who turns out to be a cult leader; an adult hide-and-seek league; and a punk rock couple negotiating a "safe word" to help govern their love life. The first episode depicts Armisen and Brownstein meeting with the Mayor of Portland (Kyle MacLachlan) who solicits the duo to write a new theme song for the city in a segment featuring a cameo from the real mayor of Portland (Sam Adams) playing the assistant to MacLachlan's "mayor." The Portlandia theme song, and much of the series' original music, is written and performed by Armisen and Brownstein.
Armisen and Brownstein star in the series, alongside an assortment of guest stars including Kyle MacLachlan (Sex & The City), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Selma Blair (Hellboy), Heather Graham (The Hangover), Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Kumail Nanjiani (Michael & Michael Have Issues), Jason Sudeikis (SNL) and Gus Van Sant (Milk). Singer/songwriters Sarah McLachlan and Aimee Mann also guest star, alongside James Mercer (The Shins), and local Portland musicians Jenny Conlee and Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) and Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney).
Shot entirely on location in Portland, the series was created and written by Armisen, Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel (SNL). Krisel is also the series' director. The series is executive produced by Lorne Michaels; Armisen, Browstein, Krisel, and Broadway Video's Andrew Singer are co-executive producers. Executive produced for IFC by Debbie DeMontreux, Dan Pasternack, Jennifer Caserta and Evan Shapiro.
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IFC creates and champions authentic, original content that is "Always On. Slightly Off." Since 1994, IFC has cultivated television programming that challenges the conventions of storytelling. Today, IFC continues to embrace content with an indie perspective. Original series – headlined by brand-defining scripted and sketch comedy – air alongside an extraordinary collection of films and cult TV shows. Long and short-form original content inspired by music, web, gaming, animation, news, and culture is available on multiple platforms. IFC provides viewers access to must-see festivals and events around the country, like the Film Independent's Spirit Awards and SXSW. IFC.com features exclusive video, podcasts, blogs, news and reviews cultivated and written by industry experts. The network's On Demand offering, IFC Free, gives fans the opportunity to watch select content from IFC whenever they want. IFC is a subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC.
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This month's theme of one of my favourite blog events, No Croutons Required, is the store cupboard. Jacqueline (and Lisa) have challenged us to avoid the temptation of popping out to the shops for food and use whatever is in fridge and pantry to make a vegetarian soup or salad. I was inspired to use up the beans and barley left from the hearty baked beans and chulent I have made lately.
Living, as I do, with the shops only 5 minutes by shank's pony and needing to get out of the house for a walk each day, I found the idea quite tough. I remember talking to a taxi driver in Darwin last year about his emergency cyclone pack. When I was little and had never seen snow, I thought the idea of being snowed in very romantic. Now the idea of being stuck in the house due to snow (or a nuclear war or deathly pandemic) seems far less desirable. I have images of a cupboard filled with tins of baked beans and no fresh green vegetables in sight. That was what I thought of when Jacqueline set the store cupboard challenge.
I suspect she was referring to a more prosaic problem: our time-poor lives that find us too busy to get to the shops. It is quite a skill to arrive home after a busy day and whip up dinner with what is at hand. I have days when there is so much food that needs to be used, it seems wasteful to buy more and so I make do.
So this week when I found myself too busy to buy food because I was shopping elsewhere, I decided it was time to rise to the challenge. I used only longterm residents of the kitchen and some kale that my mum had picked for me from her garden. (Of course in the event of swine flu keeping us house bound I am not about to nip down to my mum's place but if it was wartime when we had to rely on kitchen gardens, then just maybe I might!)
I made what was meant to be a soup but is really a stew because it is so thick. Barley just soaks up water like there is no tomorrow. (Definitely not an ingredient to cheer you up in the event of a nuclear holocaust.) I did consider adding more water so it was more soupy but I hope Jacqueline will be gracious host and understand it is a very thick soup that can be much more watery if desired.
I was pleased that without the kale, which was a mere frill, the stew could be made with non-perishables if you used onion powder, garlic powder and stock powder. I had fresh so I used it.
It is also not a meal to whip up quickly because soaking is required. But if, like me, you forget to soak the beans the previous night and you wake up remembering what you meant to do, you can put them in a bowl of water to soak when you first rise in the morning. Mine seemed ok after 4 hours of soaking but I left them for 8 hours as Rose Elliot suggests.
The verdict from E was very positive. Well, he said he liked it much better than the chulent. I thought it very tasty and hearty. I would like to try cooking it slowly in the oven (or, if I had one, in a slow cooker). The first night we had it with some grated cheese but I felt we needed a few more veg so the second night I served it with broccoli and cherry tomatoes. Delicious!
On a more newsy note, I had thought about a special post for my 500th post but I just noticed I have already posted 501 posts. Maybe I will wait til the 600th post! I have also recently joined the new Planet VeGMeL edited by Steph and Danni. I had never heard of planets before but the idea is an interesting one of reading feeds at one url for a collection of blogs, in this instance it is Melbourne vegan blogs. My blog is not vegan but I do like to have vegan food in my diet and to read about other vegan cooking. Check it out at http://planet.vegmel.com/ if you are interested in such things.
Bean, barley and tomato stew
Serves 4-6
- 250g lima beans
- 100g cannellini beans
- 250g pearl barley
- 3 small onions, chopped
- 1 bulb garlic, finely chopped
- 1 litre stock
- 1 cup water
- 2 x 400g tins of diced tomatoes
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- ½tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp seeded mustard
- 1 bunch of kale, chopped
Soak the beans for at least 8 hours or overnight. Drain beans, and put in a stockpot with the remaining ingredients, except kale. Bring to the boil and then simmer covered on a very low heat for about 1 hour or until beans and barley are soft. Add more water if necessary. When the stew is cooked turn the heat off. Add the kale, put the lid back on and leave for about 30 minutes to let the kale cook with the heat of the stew. Stir before serving.
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Reporter Mark Arax spent three years investigating the murder of his father and yet he's still not at peace when he thinks of his dad's death. (His book is called In My Father's Name.) This is how it goes sometimes: We create a story that tries to explain our lives, and it still leaves so much unanswered. (6 minutes)
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Let me tell you a quick story. I first visited Singapore about 10 years ago, flying solo to the city-state for a work trip. I loved this tiny country from the very start, most especially their melting pot of cultures and languages (the country has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil). I also happened to be visiting during Chinese New Year, and the whole downtown area was filled with celebrations and fireworks – quite a welcoming sight for this young and starry-eyed traveler.
My first morning in the city I awoke starving (and a little hungover), and decided to scout out some local restaurants for a late breakfast. I quickly learned an important lesson: during the daytime, Singapore basically shuts down for Chinese New Year. After miles of walking, I finally found a shopping center that was open, and headed for the first restaurant I could find, a small, cramped Filipino restaurant.
The menu was written in Tagalog, and I was too hungry and grumpy (and a little overwhelmed) to ask for an English menu, so I just worked my way through the list of dishes on my own. I settled on Kare Kare, mostly because it sounded like "curry", and based on its description I figured the word karne meant meat (I was right). Meat curry sounded like a perfect fit for my empty stomach. I couldn't translate the rest of the dish's description but I figured I was good to go.
The dish that arrived held little similarity to curry, and was more like a thick, mild stew that tasted like peanuts. I also found little in the way of meat in the dish, mostly attached to weird-looking bones (oxtails) or some strange looking chewy substance (tripe). But you know what? It was delicious, and I ate every bit of it, even if I had no idea what it was.
I'm pretty sure that this meal is what started drawing me towards adventurous eating, and so I wanted to share the recipe for the dish with you this week. As you might have figured out, Kare Kare is a Philippine oxtail stew, often served with tripe and pig or cow feet. There's a bit of variation to this dish, but it is typically includes eggplant, green beans, and Chinese cabbage. The name Kare Kare may have been introduced by Indian immigrants who settled to the east of Manila, while others believe that the dish came from the Pampanga region to the northwest of the Philippine capitol city.
Toasted white rice is ground and added to the stew to help thicken it. If you avoid rice, simply omit this step from the recipe.
Annatto seeds soaking. They're used to color the stew, and can be omitted if they are difficult to find in your area (check your local Asian or Latin market).
Kare Kare (Philippine Oxtail and Tripe Stew)
- Servings: 6
- Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
- Difficulty: Moderate
3 lbs oxtails
1 pig foot or pork hock (or cow's foot)
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 lb tripe, cut into bite-sized chunks
1/2 cup white rice, toasted and ground (see #4 below)
1 tbsp cashews, ground (see #4 below)
1 tbsp almonds, ground (see #4 below) (or 1 tbsp almond flour)
1 tbsp annatto seeds (optional, see below)
2 tbsp almond butter or sunflower seed butter
1 tbsp fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Tabasco or other hot sauce to taste
1 eggplant, cut into bite-sized chunks
1/2 lb fresh green beans
1 lb Chinese cabbage (bok choy, choy sum, or kai lan)
1. In a large stockpot, cover the oxtails and pig's foot with enough water so that they are covered by 1″. Bring to a boil on high heat and boil for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse, then set aside. This step removes possible pathogens from the bones.
2. Warm the empty pot over medium heat for a minute, then add the coconut oil and onion. Sauté until softened, about 5 minutes, then add the garlic and sauté for another 30 seconds. Return the oxtails and pig's foot to the pot, along with the tripe; fill with enough water to cover everything by 1″.
3. Over med/high heat, bring to a simmer then reduce heat to low; simmer until the meat pulls easily from the oxtail, about 3 hours, replenishing water as it evaporates below the line of the meat/bones. Skim any fat or foam that accumulates at the surface of the water. Alternatively, pressure cook everything for 45 minutes.
4. As the soup cooks, toast the white rice over low heat until golden brown, then cool and grind into a powder using a mortal and pestle or a blender (I used my Magic Bullet). Also, grind the cashews and almonds into a flour/paste (using the same tools as the rice). Lastly, soak the annatto seeds in water for 30 minutes, then crush them using a spoon (while they're still in the water). Annatto seeds don't impart much flavor, but are used to give the stew a pleasant color; if they're not easy to find in your local area, I wouldn't lose any sleep over them.
5. Once the oxtails are done cooking, remove the pig foot/hock from the soup, cool, then pick out the meat; return the meat to the pot and discard the rest of the foot. Add the ground rice, ground nuts, the water you soaked the annatto seeds in (strain the seeds so they don't get into the soup), the almond butter (or sunflower seed butter), and fish sauce. Return to a simmer, stirring often so that the rice doesn't stick to the bottom, then taste the soup. Add salt and pepper to taste. Some people like to add a few squirts of Tabasco, go for it if you're so inclined.
6. Once the soup tastes good, let's finish it by adding the vegetables. Add the eggplant chunks and simmer for 3 minutes, add the green beans and simmer for an additional 2 minutes, then add the Chinese cabbage and simmer until bright green, about 1 minute. Be sure to gently stir the soup often. Remove from heat and serve.
** Creating a peanut taste without peanuts is difficult, but I've found that a combination of nuts works best. In this case, cashews and almonds work well. Walnuts and macadamia nuts can also be used, depending on what you have on hand.


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"Two Lines of Communication," Liahona, Nov. 2010, 83–86
Two Lines of Communication
We must use both the personal line and the priesthood line in proper balance to achieve the growth that is the purpose of mortal life.
Our Heavenly Father has given His children two lines of communication with Him—what we may call the personal line and the priesthood line. All should understand and be guided by both of these essential lines of communication.
I. The Personal Line
In the personal line we pray directly to our Heavenly Father, and He answers us by the channels He has established, without any mortal intermediary. We pray to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, and He answers us through His Holy Spirit and in other ways. The mission of the Holy Ghost is to testify of the Father and the Son (see John 15:26; 2 Nephi 31:18; 3 Nephi 28:11), to guide us into truth (see John 14:26; 16:13), and to show us all things we should do (see 2 Nephi 32:5). This personal line of communication with our Heavenly Father through His Holy Spirit is the source of our testimony of truth, of our knowledge, and of our personal guidance from a loving Heavenly Father. It is an essential feature of His marvelous gospel plan, which allows each one of His children to receive a personal witness of its truth.
The direct, personal channel of communication to our Heavenly Father through the Holy Ghost is based on worthiness and is so essential that we are commanded to renew our covenants by partaking of the sacrament each Sabbath day. In this way we qualify for the promise that we may always have His Spirit to be with us, to guide us.
On this personal line of communication with the Lord, our belief and practice is similar to that of those Christians who insist that human mediators between God and man are unnecessary because all have direct access to God under the principle Martin Luther espoused that is now known as "the priesthood of all believers." I will say more of that later.
The personal line is of paramount importance in personal decisions and in the governance of the family. Unfortunately, some members of our church underestimate the need for this direct, personal line. Responding to the undoubted importance of prophetic leadership—the priesthood line, which operates principally to govern heavenly communications on Church matters—some seek to have their priesthood leaders make personal decisions for them, decisions they should make for themselves by inspiration through their personal line. Personal decisions and family governance are principally a matter for the personal line.
I feel to add two other cautions we should remember in connection with this precious direct, personal line of communication with our Heavenly Father.
First, in its fulness the personal line does not function independent of the priesthood line. The gift of the Holy Ghost—the means of communication from God to man—is conferred by priesthood authority as authorized by those holding priesthood keys. It does not come merely by desire or belief. And the right to the continuous companionship of this Spirit needs to be affirmed each Sabbath as we worthily partake of the sacrament and renew our baptismal covenants of obedience and service.
Similarly, we cannot communicate reliably through the direct, personal line if we are disobedient to or out of harmony with the priesthood line. The Lord has declared that "the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness" (D&C 121:36). Unfortunately, it is common for persons who are violating God's commandments or disobedient to the counsel of their priesthood leaders to declare that God has revealed to them that they are excused from obeying some commandment or from following some counsel. Such persons may be receiving revelation or inspiration, but it is not from the source they suppose. The devil is the father of lies, and he is ever anxious to frustrate the work of God by his clever imitations.
II. The Priesthood Line
Unlike the personal line, in which our Heavenly Father communicates with us directly through the Holy Ghost, the priesthood line of communication has the additional and necessary intermediaries of our Savior, Jesus Christ; His Church; and His appointed leaders.
Because of what He accomplished by His atoning sacrifice, Jesus Christ has the power to prescribe the conditions we must fulfill to qualify for the blessings of His Atonement. That is why we have commandments and ordinances. That is why we make covenants. That is how we qualify for the promised blessings. They all come through the mercy and grace of the Holy One of Israel, "after all we can do" (2 Nephi 25:23).
During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ conferred the authority of the priesthood that bears His name and He established a church that also bears His name. In this last dispensation, His priesthood authority was restored and His Church was reestablished through heavenly ministrations to the Prophet Joseph Smith. This restored priesthood and this reestablished Church are at the heart of the priesthood line.
The priesthood line is the channel by which God has spoken to His children through the scriptures in times past. And it is this line through which He currently speaks through the teachings and counsel of living prophets and apostles and other inspired leaders. This is the way we receive the required ordinances. This is the way we receive calls to service in His Church. His Church is the way and His priesthood is the power through which we are privileged to participate in those cooperative activities that are essential to accomplishing the Lord's work. These include preaching the gospel, building temples and chapels, and helping the poor.
In respect to this priesthood line, our belief and practice is similar to the insistence of some Christians that authoritative ordinances (sacraments) are essential and must be performed by one authorized and empowered by Jesus Christ (see John 15:16). We believe the same but of course differ with other Christians on how we trace that authority.
Some members or former members of our church fail to recognize the importance of the priesthood line. They underestimate the importance of the Church and its leaders and its programs. Relying entirely on the personal line, they go their own way, purporting to define doctrine and to direct competing organizations contrary to the teachings of prophet-leaders. In this they mirror the modern hostility to what is disparagingly called "organized religion." Those who reject the need for organized religion reject the work of the Master, who established His Church and its officers in the meridian of time and who reestablished them in modern times.
Organized religion, established by divine authority, is essential, as the Apostle Paul taught:
"For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:12–13).
We should all remember the Lord's declaration in modern revelation that the voice of the Lord's servants is the voice of the Lord (see D&C 1:38; 21:5; 68:4).
I feel to add two cautions we should remember in connection with reliance on the vital priesthood line.
First, the priesthood line does not supersede the need for the personal line. We all need a personal testimony of truth. As our faith develops, we necessarily rely on the words and faith of others, like our parents, teachers, or priesthood leaders (see D&C 46:14). But if we are solely dependent on one particular priesthood leader or teacher for our personal testimony of the truth instead of getting that testimony through the personal line, we will be forever vulnerable to disillusionment by the action of that person. When it comes to a mature knowledge or testimony of the truth, we should not be dependent on a mortal mediator between us and our Heavenly Father.
Second, like the personal line, the priesthood line cannot function fully and properly in our behalf unless we are worthy and obedient. Many scriptures teach that if we persist in serious violations of the commandments of God, we are "cut off from his presence" (Alma 38:1). When that happens, the Lord and His servants are seriously inhibited in giving us spiritual help and we cannot obtain it for ourselves.
History provides us a vivid example of the importance of the Lord's servants being in tune with the Spirit. The young Prophet Joseph Smith could not translate when he was angry or upset.
David Whitmer recalled: "One morning when he was getting ready to continue the translation, something went wrong about the house and he was put out about it. Something that Emma, his wife, had done. Oliver and I went up stairs, and Joseph came up soon after to continue the translation, but he could not do anything. He could not translate a single syllable. He went down stairs, out into the orchard and made supplication to the Lord; was gone about an hour—came back to the house, asked Emma's forgiveness and then came up stairs where we were and the translation went on all right. He could do nothing save he was humble and faithful."1
III. The Need for Both Lines
I will conclude with further examples of the need for both of the lines our Heavenly Father has established for communication with His children. Both lines are essential to His purpose to bring about the immortality and eternal life of His children. An early scriptural account of this need is in Father Jethro's counsel that Moses should not try to do so much. The people were waiting upon their priesthood leader from morning till night to "enquire of God" (Exodus 18:15) and also to "judge between one and another" (verse 16). We often note how Jethro counseled Moses to delegate by appointing judges to handle the personal conflicts (see verses 21–22). But Jethro also gave Moses counsel that illustrates the importance of the personal line: "Thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do" (verse 20; emphasis added).
In other words, Israelites who followed Moses should be taught not to bring every question to that priesthood leader. They should understand the commandments and seek inspiration to work out most problems for themselves.
Recent events in the nation of Chile illustrate the need for both lines. Chile suffered a devastating earthquake. Many of our members lost homes; some lost family members. Many lost confidence. Quickly—because our church is prepared to respond to such disasters—food, shelter, and other material aid was provided. The Saints of Chile heard the voice of the Lord through His Church and its leaders responding to their material needs. But however sufficient the priesthood line, it was not enough. Each member needed to seek the Lord in prayer and receive the direct message of comfort and guidance that comes through the Holy Spirit to those who seek and listen.
Our missionary work is another example of the need for both lines. The men and women who are called to be missionaries are worthy and willing because of the teachings they have received through the priesthood line and the testimony they have received through the personal line. They are called through the priesthood line. Then, as representatives of the Lord and under the direction of His priesthood line, they teach investigators. Sincere seekers after truth listen, and the missionaries encourage them to pray to know the truth of the message for themselves through the personal line.
A final example applies these principles to the subject of priesthood authority in the family and the Church.2 All priesthood authority in the Church functions under the direction of one who holds the appropriate priesthood keys. This is the priesthood line. But the authority that presides in the family—whether father or single-parent mother—functions in family matters without the need to get authorization from anyone holding priesthood keys. That is like the personal line. Both lines must be functioning in our family life and in our personal lives if we are to have the growth and achieve the destiny identified in our Heavenly Father's plan for His children.
We must use both the personal line and the priesthood line in proper balance to achieve the growth that is the purpose of mortal life. If personal religious practice relies too much on the personal line, individualism erases the importance of divine authority. If personal religious practice relies too much on the priesthood line, individual growth suffers. The children of God need both lines to achieve their eternal destiny. The restored gospel teaches both, and the restored Church provides both.
I testify of the Lord's prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, who holds the keys that govern the priesthood line. I testify of the Lord Jesus Christ, whose church this is. And I testify of the restored gospel, whose truth can be known by each of us through the precious personal line to our Heavenly Father. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


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Monday 9 May 2016
Oh no! Exclamation marks! Call the grammar-police!
There is a lot of kerfuffle about the teaching and testing of grammar and creative writing in primary schools at the moment. I posted in March about 'wow' words. Wow-words are just one of many problems. There is also the little issue of the exclamation mark. This innocent line-and-dot combo is going to have to watch its step. It might as well be a teenager in a hoodie hanging around a bus stop after dark, or an Arabic-speaker boarding a plane - it's just asking for trouble if it goes somewhere those in authority consider the 'wrong place'.
According to the curriculum authority, a young writer should gain no credit for exclamations such as these:
"He has to open it!" (Louis Sachar, Holes)
"Look! There's a kingfisher." (C.S.Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
"It's stress!" said Ron. "He'd be fine if that stupid great furball left him alone!" (J.K.Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) [actually, that one might actually be about the ! itself: it would be fine if the stupid great furball left it alone]
"There! It's easy - a bit rocky near the middle." (Alan Garner, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen)
"My mummy is very big. Like this!" (Chris Haughton, A Little Bit Lost)
"Let the wild rumpus begin!" (Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are)
'I carried naught but a spear. A spear!' (Tanya Landeman, Apache)
An exclamation mark, apparently, should only be used with a sentence that starts with 'What' or 'How'. After all, what do writers know? Who would you trust to use words effectively - a Carnegie-winner or the Education Secretary?
Children learn by example. We want them to read, and they learn to write through reading. If they read good books, they will come across exclamation marks used properly. Won't they then wonder why the rules for using them don't match use-in-practice? Of course they will. It's not as though exclamation marks are only safe in the hands of grown-ups. It isn't like not letting them drive or drink alcohol or join the army - all things they can do when they are older but are against the rules in primary school. No one is going to be hurt by a sharp exclamation mark.
I'm getting a bit sick of being polite about this. WTF does the government think it's doing? There is no sense to this rule, just as there is no sense to making up grammatical terms, like 'fronted adverb,' insisting children learn them and then testing them on those made-up terms. Grammar is useful, and teaching it appropriately is a good thing. But the key word there is 'appropriately'. (It's an adverb. It goes with the verb 'teaching'. 'Grammar' is a noun, as is 'thing'. And 'good' is an adjective. That's all you need to know to start with. More can follow later if necessary, but if we stuck to teaching just those, at a suitable point (not age 6) that would be enough for most purposes.)
But back to the exclamation marks. This is a made-up rule. The only rule about exclamation marks is pretty simple - use them to show an exclamation.
Help. Is that a noun? Is it a verb? If so, in what form?
Help! Verb, imperative, conveying urgency.
Punctuation adds or clarifies meaning. That's what it's for. It's not there to make dumb rules about.
Today, the Society of Authors publishes a statement from the Children's Writers and Illustrators Group and the Educational Writers Group calling on the government to alter the way children are taught to write. I am chair of EWG and another ABBA blogger, Nicola Morgan, is chair of CWIG. The members of both committees feel strongly about this issue. You can read the statement on the Society's website. Nicola's post about the ridiculous pseudo-names for grammatical parts and constructions is also published today. Please help to spread the word and free children to enjoy writing for pleasure.
Later addition: the statement is reported in today's Guardian (Wednesday).
Anne Rooney
New blog: The Shipwrecked Rhino
17 comments:
- Nicola Morgan said...
Well said, Anne! (Note another correct use of exclamation marks which would get no credit in the SPaG test for 7 year olds.) My corresponding piece today is here: https://www.nicolamorgan.com/heartsong-blog/grammar-a-message-for-parents-and-schools/ I've linked to yours there.
- 9 May 2016 at 08:48
- Pippa Goodhart said...
I'm so glad to read the indignation I feel expressed from the point of view of an in depth knowledge of grammar. With a 1960s trendy primary school background I never learnt even what a verb was, and was totally at sea when, in secondary school, we were set to learn French verbs. What the heck where they? So I agree that some basic grammar is helpful. But the attempt to pin every writing move down with rules just stabs the life out of it, missing the point of it entirely! Thank you, Anne.
- 9 May 2016 at 09:29
- Joan Lennon said...
- 9 May 2016 at 09:46
- Catherine Butler said...
It's not there to make dumb rules about.
"It's not there about which to make dumb rules."
That's better. (N. Morgan) - 9 May 2016 at 10:20
- Sue Bursztynski said...
Hey, it's not illegal! Have you received a warning letter or a visit from the police about this? If not, go right on using them, except, perhaps, in newspaper headlines. They don't, I am told.
- 9 May 2016 at 10:59
- Stroppy Author said...
(Can I just point out that Catherine means Nicky M, not our own Nicola M.)
- 9 May 2016 at 15:24
- Nicola Morgan said...
Glad you cleared that up, Anne!
Sue, the problem is only that children who use them in tests in sentences which begin "what" or how" will be marked as wrong and therefore risk failing their tests. That's what's bonkers and damaging about it. If it was a matter of needing govt permission to use them wherever we wish I don't think we'd be worrying! - 9 May 2016 at 15:29
- Catherine Butler said...
My goodness, I hadn't noticed that fatal ambiguity! Apologies, Nicola.
- 9 May 2016 at 16:37
- Penny Dolan said...
Good luck with raising questions about these odd edicts, Nicola Morgan and Anne Rooney!
- 9 May 2016 at 16:39
- Lynne Benton said...
Brilliant post, Anne - and Nicola. If only the other N Morgan would take some notice...! (Oops! Or should that be What oops!?)
- 9 May 2016 at 16:55
- Saviour Pirotta said...
I love using exclamation marks and have no intention of stopping. So there! [Incidentally, if I'd left out the exclamation mark there, would it not have changed the meaning of the last sentence? Would it not have meant 'so there' as in 'bang on the money'?
- 9 May 2016 at 17:06
- C.J.Busby said...
Excellent post and glad to hear about the Soc of A statement. Apparently the SATS Reading Test today had many kids ion tears and even able pupils were unable to finish it. It's all a bloody omnishambles.
- 9 May 2016 at 17:48
- Kathryn Evans said...
Who is it that's making up these rules? And does that mean and ! can only ever be used with a ?
- 9 May 2016 at 18:46
- Caroline Lawrence said...
I love exclamation points (as we call them in the States...) But I think whichever view you hold they are exempt in conversation. Can anybody find some examples of a respected author using them when not in inverted commas? THAT is the real challenge!
- 9 May 2016 at 20:23
- Catherine Butler said...
She became a subscriber; amazed at being anything in propria persona, amazed at her own doings in every way, to be a renter, a chuser of books!
That's from Mansfield Park. Admittedly, one might class it as free indirect discourse. - 9 May 2016 at 20:31
- Sue Bursztynski said...
Goodness, things are worse in your schools than even here! (Exclamation mark included because appropriate) teachers have to jump through hoops here, but never about whether or not to allow points of punctuation.
- 10 May 2016 at 10:20
- Katherine Lynas said...
Eugh! I spent a Y2 English lesson today helping children write exclamation sentences that start with how and what, so we could have evidence that they could do it in their books. The class teacher tells them that these are not the only correct ways to use exclamation marks but that we need some sentences starting this way because the government wants us to do.
Don't get me started! - 10 May 2016 at 18:17


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In 2008, City of Savannah initiated a project known as "Project DeRenne," to determine the future of the DeRenne Avenue corridor while seeking to balance the often competing objectives of transportation and neighborhood connectivity.
Project DeRenne is a 5 phase process for developing long term solutions for the revitalization of the DeRenne Avenue Corridor.Phase I consisted of detailed traffic analysis, public outreach, determination of guiding principles and development of a strong community interest in corridor revitalization.
Phase II involved the collaborative creation of evaluation of criteria and the development of transportation and land use alternatives, resulting in the selection of a preferred alternative- "The Boulevard Option." On June 3, 2010, City Council adopted a resolution supporting the preferred alternative and approval to move into Phase III of the project.
Phase III (CURRENT PHASE) involves a complex environmental review process to better understand the related impacts that the preliminary design may have on all aspects of the project.
Phase IV will include finalizing the design of the selected improvements. (ETA Spring 2022)
Phase V will include construction and implementation of the selected improvements. (ETA 2025)
Please visit the Latest Updates page to read about the most recent developments with Project DeRenne.
Additional Project Information can be found HERE at GDOT's website.


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2013 Subaru BRZ
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2013 Subaru BRZ Expert Review
Staff Writer
The 2013 Subaru BRZ is a machine for car enthusiasts. It is the result of collaboration between Toyota/Scion and Subaru. Their engineers, working for four years, produced a light, nimble sports car which is relatively inexpensive in that segment. Drivers looking for the fun-to-drive experience will be interested in taking a look, or even better, a drive. The BRZ has a singular purpose: driver engagement. It even has racing aspirations.
The BRZ is not slow, nor is it super-car quick. Still, there is a lot of appeal with precise response to driver input, zippiness galore, and a sporty look. Combine those with affordability at $26,245-$29,345 base price depending on whether Premium or Limited trims are selected, and the BRZ comes in as a winner in its field. A sales goal of 500 per month in the United States has been established, keeping the car toward the rarer end of the continuum.
Everything. The Subaru BRZ is a new model for 2013. Subaru and Toyota teamed up to build a sports car that's sold around the world as the BRZ, the Scion FR-S, and the Toyota GT 86. This is exactly the car enthusiasts have been waiting for—2762 pounds, rear-wheel drive, and a six-speed manual transmission. This particular Subaru is more at home on a paved track than a gravel rally route because the BRZ is the only model in Subaru showrooms that isn't all-wheel drive.
The 2013 Subaru BRZ has one style, a two-door sports coupe. Some of the angles create short flashbacks to the old Toyota Celica line, at least on the front three-quarter view, looking back toward the haunches. The car has a scowl on the front that means business, notably menacing in black and dark gray. The grille uses the six-sided opening which is spreading through design suites in the industry. The six-sided shape is mirrored in the rear license surround, with the small sides reversed to the bottom. An interesting blend of smooth curves and sharp edges brings tension to the overall body.
The 2013 Subaru BRZ is a close cousin of the Scion FR-S. One could be mistaken for the other. The car has automatic bi-xenon headlights and LED running lights. Limited trim adds foglights, keyless entry, and a rear spoiler on the deck. Standard wheels are 17-inch alloys with high-performance tires. Those tires reside under exaggerated bulges in the fender lines to emphasize the aggressive stance of the car. A big black panel kicks up from the outside rear corners, to highlight the twin exhausts and visually reduce the size of the high rear surface of the deck. An interesting single, upside-down triangle red lens is centered at the bottom of that panel, between two backup lights.
The 2013 Subaru BRZ extends a compelling invitation when the door is opened, beckoning with well-formed supportive bucket seats sporting contrasting red stitching. The thick steering wheel compounds the come-drive-me-now temptation. Interior gauge and control lighting casts a warm red hue. The BRZ does not major on luxury options, with dual-zone climate control, heated seats, keyless ignition, and Alcantara upholstery comprising the list. Standard amenities include the navigation system with six-inch touchscreen, and an eight-speaker audio system having auxiliary and USB inputs.
Cruise control, air-conditioning, and full power accessories are included in every BRZ. One nice touch is the leather steering wheel, a tilt-and-telescoping arrangement. The rear seatbacks fold down for flexible cargo space. With passenger volume at 76.5 cubic feet and cargo at 6.9 cubic feet, this not the car of choice for a run to Home Depot, but can carry a few grocery bags without fuss. The shelf-like item in the rear is called a back seat, but only children need apply for admission. Legroom and headroom are threatened species, and hip room is close behind.
The 2013 Subaru BRZ carries anti-lock brakes, front, front side, and side curtain air bags. The tire-pressure monitoring system helps avoid damage from under-inflation, and stability and traction control are standard. Hands-free text messaging helps keep attention on the road. Crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the BRZ the highest possible rating of ""Good"" in the frontal-offset, side and roof strength tests. The Boxer (Subaru's term for a flat four cylinder) engine contributes to safety. It sits so low that intrusion into the cabin would be nearly impossible.
The navigation system, controlled by a standard touchscreen interface, may be a safety negative. The menu is not up to 2013 standards, with many extra commands needed to operate. The small electronic buttons are too small and easy to miss on the first try. The clean and racy steering wheel is bereft of audio controls. These things contribute to the tendency to remove the eyes from the road. In its favor, the navigation system does have real-time traffic monitoring.
Subaru sets the all-wheel drive standard, with every vehicle since 1997 having it. However, the 2013 Subaru BRZ utilizes rear drive only, which will surely appeal to many enthusiasts. The engine, a 2.0-liter, flat four-cylinder with 200 horsepower, is Incredibly responsive. The overall layout delivers prime handling. With the absence of all-wheel drive, the engine sits further back in the bay. Also, the flat-four has a much lower center of gravity. The car is lightweight at 2700 pounds. This makes the BRZ possessed of incredible balance, which translates to good handling.
Still, the BRZ obtains good distance from a tank of fuel with 22-25/30-34 mpg city/highway, depending on transmission choice. Whether automatic or manual, six speeds are available to keep the car moving efficiently. Some of the fuel dollar savings is lost due to the unfortunate requirement for premium gasoline. The 2013 Subaru BRZ runs to 60 miles per hour from rest in about seven seconds. That is well enough, but when the curvy roads are engaged, then the smiles will come out. Because of the tight steering, firm suspension, and great brakes, dynamic driving is on tap.
- Honda Civic Si
- Hyundai Genesis
- Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Scion FR-S
2013 Subaru BRZ Specifications
Engine Name | 4-Cyl, 2.0 Liter |
Trim | 2.0 Premium (Auto) Coupe |
Horsepower | 200@7,000 |
Torque | 151@6,400 |
Number Of Cylinders | 4 |
Front Headroom | 37.1 in |
Rear Headroom | 35.0 in |
Front Legroom | 41.9 in |
Rear Legroom | 29.9 in |
Front Shoulder Room | 54.5 in |


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Business Situation
It was a day that Australian cricket fans will always remember. Out of form and with his career on the line, hall of famer Steve Waugh stepped up to bat during the fifth Test of the 2002-03 Ashes series and scored a dramatic, last-ball century to ignite the home crowd and send the entire country into a frenzy of excitement.
The Sydney Cricket Ground Trust (SCG Trust) is in the midst of a digital transformation to improve the guest and member experience and wants to be recognised as a leader in emerging technology. SCG Trust wanted to explore ways that artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) can be used to attract more fans to the stadium, so it turned to Avanade to help create something unique and iconic. The company wanted to re-creating Waugh's "perfect day" through a digital fan experience – and needed it ready in time for the 2017-18 Ashes, only months away.
"We wanted to really push the boundaries of technology to offer our fans something that they had never seen before. Avanade's Advisory team helped turn our ambitious ideas into a custom solution, rather than just giving us something prepackaged."
Avanade's Advisory Services team led a cross-functional ideation session with key stakeholders from the SCG Trust. They explored the client's requirements and ideas and conducted a series of workshops. Exciting new technology platforms were showcased and practical use cases for each were identified in a hands-on environment.
The project consisted of two parts: a Microsoft HoloLens experience – which can be used by fans before important matches and as a new part of the popular stadium tour – and a mobile application that leverages AR to bring Steve Waugh right into people's homes.
Using an agile methodology, our delivery team worked closely with SCG Trust to rapidly prototype and build the proof-of-concept version of the experience, which was ready to go live for the public in only eight weeks.
- The Steve Waugh HoloLens experience met its ambitious deadline and was showcased for the first time during the Sydney Ashes Test in January 2018, delighting fans at the venue and receiving an equally enthusiastic response during stadium tours.
- The mobile app has been downloaded thousands of times by at-home users around the world.
- This project is a turning point in the sporting world and has received widespread media coverage and acclaim, with the story featured in major media outlets. This recognition has increased the SCG Trust's profile and helped solidify its reputation as a leader in digital innovation and fan satisfaction.
Learn more about how Avanade Advisory Services can help create incredible customer experiences.
SCG Trust brings sporting history to life through augmented reality
Read the full case study.


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BAD AROLSEN, Germany (AP) — Deep in Shari Klages' memory is an image of herself as a girl in New Jersey, going into her parents' bedroom, pulling a thick leather-bound album from the top shelf of a closet and sitting down on the bed to leaf through it.
What she saw was page after page of ink-and-watercolor drawings that convey, with simple lines yet telling detail, the brutality of Dachau, the Nazi concentration camp where her father spent the last weeks of World War II.
Arrival, enslavement, torture, death — the 30 pictures expose the worsening nightmare through the artist's eye for the essential, and add graphic texture to the body of testimony by Holocaust survivors.
Klages now wants to make the album public. Scholars call it unique and a treasure.
It is the story of both her Jewish father Arnold Unger (then 15) and much older Roman Catholic artist Michal Porulski, who may have crossed paths as inmates of adjacent blocks in Dachau's main camp during three weeks that Unger was there. Both men are dead (Unger in 1972 and Porulski in 1989) and cannot provide answers to the many quetions.
Porulski's signature on some of the drawings provided clues to his life, and the story covers Klages' quest to find out who he was and how her father was the album's custodian. The AP has helped answer some of the questions.
What unfolds is a story of Holocaust survival compressed into two tragic lives, a tale with threads stretching from Warsaw to Auschwitz and Dachau, from Australia to suburban England, and finally to a bedroom in New Jersey where a fatherless girl makes a traumatic discovery.
It shows how today, as the survivors dwindle in number, their children and grandchildren struggle to comprehend the Nazi genocide that indelibly scarred their families, and in the process run into mysteries that may never be solved.
This is Shari Klages' mystery: How did Arnold Unger, her Polish Jewish father, a 15-year-old newcomer to Dachau, end up in possession of the artwork of a Polish Catholic more than twice his age, who had been in the concentration camps through most of World War II?
Read the entire story here. The same page offers eight photographs related to the story. There is also a related video and a narrated slide show here. Click on "In Search of a Holocaust Mystery" for the video. If you scroll down - to a box titled Multimedia - there is a link to a slide show narrated by Shari Klages.
Some links in the story:
National Center for Jewish Cultural Arts
International Tracing Service


text: 1 2VGA Arbiter 3=========== 4 5Graphic devices are accessed through ranges in I/O or memory space. While most 6modern devices allow relocation of such ranges, some "Legacy" VGA devices 7implemented on PCI will typically have the same "hard-decoded" addresses as 8they did on ISA. For more details see "PCI Bus Binding to IEEE Std 1275-1994 9Standard for Boot (Initialization Configuration) Firmware Revision 2.1" 10Section 7, Legacy Devices. 11 12The Resource Access Control (RAC) module inside the X server [0] existed for 13the legacy VGA arbitration task (besides other bus management tasks) when more 14than one legacy device co-exists on the same machine. But the problem happens 15when these devices are trying to be accessed by different userspace clients 16(e.g. two server in parallel). Their address assignments conflict. Moreover, 17ideally, being a userspace application, it is not the role of the X server to 18control bus resources. Therefore an arbitration scheme outside of the X server 19is needed to control the sharing of these resources. This document introduces 20the operation of the VGA arbiter implemented for the Linux kernel. 21 22---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 24I. Details and Theory of Operation 25 I.1 vgaarb 26 I.2 libpciaccess 27 I.3 xf86VGAArbiter (X server implementation) 28II. Credits 29III.References 30 31 32I. Details and Theory of Operation 33================================== 34 35I.1 vgaarb 36---------- 37 38The vgaarb is a module of the Linux Kernel. When it is initially loaded, it 39scans all PCI devices and adds the VGA ones inside the arbitration. The 40arbiter then enables/disables the decoding on different devices of the VGA 41legacy instructions. Devices which do not want/need to use the arbiter may 42explicitly tell it by calling vga_set_legacy_decoding(). 43 44The kernel exports a char device interface (/dev/vga_arbiter) to the clients, 45which has the following semantics: 46 47 open : open user instance of the arbiter. By default, it's attached to 48 the default VGA device of the system. 49 50 close : close user instance. Release locks made by the user 51 52 read : return a string indicating the status of the target like: 53 54 "<card_ID>,decodes=<io_state>,owns=<io_state>,locks=<io_state> (ic,mc)" 55 56 An IO state string is of the form {io,mem,io+mem,none}, mc and 57 ic are respectively mem and io lock counts (for debugging/ 58 diagnostic only). "decodes" indicate what the card currently 59 decodes, "owns" indicates what is currently enabled on it, and 60 "locks" indicates what is locked by this card. If the card is 61 unplugged, we get "invalid" then for card_ID and an -ENODEV 62 error is returned for any command until a new card is targeted. 63 64 65 write : write a command to the arbiter. List of commands: 66 67 target <card_ID> : switch target to card <card_ID> (see below) 68 lock <io_state> : acquires locks on target ("none" is an invalid io_state) 69 trylock <io_state> : non-blocking acquire locks on target (returns EBUSY if 70 unsuccessful) 71 unlock <io_state> : release locks on target 72 unlock all : release all locks on target held by this user (not 73 implemented yet) 74 decodes <io_state> : set the legacy decoding attributes for the card 75 76 poll : event if something changes on any card (not just the 77 target) 78 79 card_ID is of the form "PCI:domain:bus:dev.fn". It can be set to "default" 80 to go back to the system default card (TODO: not implemented yet). Currently, 81 only PCI is supported as a prefix, but the userland API may support other bus 82 types in the future, even if the current kernel implementation doesn't. 83 84Note about locks: 85 86The driver keeps track of which user has which locks on which card. It 87supports stacking, like the kernel one. This complexifies the implementation 88a bit, but makes the arbiter more tolerant to user space problems and able 89to properly cleanup in all cases when a process dies. 90Currently, a max of 16 cards can have locks simultaneously issued from 91user space for a given user (file descriptor instance) of the arbiter. 92 93In the case of devices hot-{un,}plugged, there is a hook - pci_notify() - to 94notify them being added/removed in the system and automatically added/removed 95in the arbiter. 96 97There is also an in-kernel API of the arbiter in case DRM, vgacon, or other 98drivers want to use it. 99 100 101I.2 libpciaccess 102---------------- 103 104To use the vga arbiter char device it was implemented an API inside the 105libpciaccess library. One field was added to struct pci_device (each device 106on the system): 107 108 /* the type of resource decoded by the device */ 109 int vgaarb_rsrc; 110 111Besides it, in pci_system were added: 112 113 int vgaarb_fd; 114 int vga_count; 115 struct pci_device *vga_target; 116 struct pci_device *vga_default_dev; 117 118 119The vga_count is used to track how many cards are being arbitrated, so for 120instance, if there is only one card, then it can completely escape arbitration. 121 122 123These functions below acquire VGA resources for the given card and mark those 124resources as locked. If the resources requested are "normal" (and not legacy) 125resources, the arbiter will first check whether the card is doing legacy 126decoding for that type of resource. If yes, the lock is "converted" into a 127legacy resource lock. The arbiter will first look for all VGA cards that 128might conflict and disable their IOs and/or Memory access, including VGA 129forwarding on P2P bridges if necessary, so that the requested resources can 130be used. Then, the card is marked as locking these resources and the IO and/or 131Memory access is enabled on the card (including VGA forwarding on parent 132P2P bridges if any). In the case of vga_arb_lock(), the function will block 133if some conflicting card is already locking one of the required resources (or 134any resource on a different bus segment, since P2P bridges don't differentiate 135VGA memory and IO afaik). If the card already owns the resources, the function 136succeeds. vga_arb_trylock() will return (-EBUSY) instead of blocking. Nested 137calls are supported (a per-resource counter is maintained). 138 139 140Set the target device of this client. 141 int pci_device_vgaarb_set_target (struct pci_device *dev); 142 143 144For instance, in x86 if two devices on the same bus want to lock different 145resources, both will succeed (lock). If devices are in different buses and 146trying to lock different resources, only the first who tried succeeds. 147 int pci_device_vgaarb_lock (void); 148 int pci_device_vgaarb_trylock (void); 149 150Unlock resources of device. 151 int pci_device_vgaarb_unlock (void); 152 153Indicates to the arbiter if the card decodes legacy VGA IOs, legacy VGA 154Memory, both, or none. All cards default to both, the card driver (fbdev for 155example) should tell the arbiter if it has disabled legacy decoding, so the 156card can be left out of the arbitration process (and can be safe to take 157interrupts at any time. 158 int pci_device_vgaarb_decodes (int new_vgaarb_rsrc); 159 160Connects to the arbiter device, allocates the struct 161 int pci_device_vgaarb_init (void); 162 163Close the connection 164 void pci_device_vgaarb_fini (void); 165 166 167I.3 xf86VGAArbiter (X server implementation) 168-------------------------------------------- 169 170(TODO) 171 172X server basically wraps all the functions that touch VGA registers somehow. 173 174 175II. Credits 176=========== 177 178Benjamin Herrenschmidt (IBM?) started this work when he discussed such design 179with the Xorg community in 2005 [1, 2]. In the end of 2007, Paulo Zanoni and 180Tiago Vignatti (both of C3SL/Federal University of Paran\xC3\xA1) proceeded his work 181enhancing the kernel code to adapt as a kernel module and also did the 182implementation of the user space side [3]. Now (2009) Tiago Vignatti and Dave 183Airlie finally put this work in shape and queued to Jesse Barnes' PCI tree. 184 185 186III. References 187============== 188 189[0] http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=4b42448a2388d40f257774fbffdccaea87bd0347 190[1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2005-March/006663.html 191[2] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2005-March/006745.html 192[3] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-October/029507.html 193


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Extreme Commuting
Inhale exhale inhale exhale inhale exhale….Red light. Traffic traffic, cars, buses, people. Green light and off again. Simplicity in motion…a guy, a backpack, a mountain bike. The life of a bicycle commuter. No other means of transportation available…none other necessary.
Close your eyes and picture this person for a second. What do they look like? What kind of bike are they on? What are they wearing? What are the surroundings like? How is the weather? Take a second and picture what your idea of a bicycle commuter looks like. Now…Imagine this person riding in minus 20F and a foot of snow. Crazy isn't it? Actually, it's more than crazy…closer to unbelievable.
This may not be reality to most of you, but it is reality to the countess people who survive on a bike during a Saskatchewan winter. Let me tell you right now, I definitely am not one of them. Not even close. In fact the only time I've ever gotten on a bike in temperatures under 50F is….well….ummm. Actually, I can't remember getting on a bike in under 50F. I do love the bike, but I just can't quite muster the love when I'm out there freezing.
The weather right now isn't as bad as I am trying to describe here, but the images of riders out there in these extreme conditions is still burnt deep into my memory. When it's that cold and nasty, I honestly do not leave my house….let alone even think of jumping on a bike.
But I have seen the above scenario many, many times. I've even seen people out there in temperatures that my wife likes to call "minus stupid". Yeah, I don't even want to tell you how cold that is. But they do it. All geared up and on the streets. Doing it. I'm telling you, man….I absolutely don't believe it. We give a lot of great riders in the cycling world a whole bunch of deserving credit, and look up to all the amazing things they do…..But, I just gotta tip my hat to riders that get out there in the extremes. Either because they have to, or because they are absolutely committed to the bike. Whatever the reason, I applaud them. It takes an incredible amount of motivation, dedication, and discipline and they're definitely not doing it for the glory.
These are the people who come to grips with where they are living and aren't about to let "the elements" stop them from doing anything. Me? Quite the contrary…remember I'm the one looking into anyway out of here and moving towards a life in the hot, hot sun.
I think the next time I'm about to get out on my bike and am thinking that it just might be a little too cold, too wet, or too anything…I'll take a second to remember these crazy winter commuters and just get out there and ride.
Are you one of these extreme commuters? If so, good job and respect. Enough said.